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Credentials & Background

Turning lived experience into waves of healing and change

Ayebami Imani is a trauma-informed somatic educator, author, award-winning filmmaker, and founder of Water2Spirit—a wellness practice rooted in emotional awareness, nervous system education, and embodied healing. Her work is grounded in the belief that healing is not isolated—it is relational, cultural, and deeply interconnected, requiring both personal awareness and collective support.

Education & Creative Work

A first-generation college graduate from Omaha, Nebraska, Ayebami holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Nebraska–Omaha, with concentrations in Sociology, Spanish, and Minority Studies. Her interdisciplinary background informs her ability to understand healing across identity, culture, and social systems.

She is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a published children’s author. Her creative work centers survivor voices, challenges stigma, and creates accessible, culturally responsive spaces for education, reflection, and healing.

Somatic & Nervous System Training

Ayebami is trained in Nervous System Regulation and Conscious Breathwork for Somatic Wellness (Healus Physical Therapy Certifications). She integrates these practices into trauma-informed learning environments that support emotional awareness, self-regulation, embodied healing, and personal growth. Her approach emphasizes working with the body, not against it—helping individuals safely reconnect with their internal experiences.

Core Principles

Ayebami’s work is grounded in trauma-informed, body-centered practices that prioritize:

Safety and consent as the foundation for all engagement
Nervous system awareness as a pathway to understanding patterns
Breath and embodied practice for regulation and reconnection
Reflection and meaning-making for insight and integration
Cultural responsiveness that honors diverse lived experiences
Community and shared learning as essential to healing

Ethics & Safety

Integrated Approach

State of Iowa – HHS Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training

(Completed June 18, 2026).

This certification strengthens her practice through:

ethical accountability
abuse awareness and recognition
safety-informed decision making
responsible facilitation

Integrated Approach

Rooted in both lived experience and interdisciplinary training, Ayebami’s work bridges education, storytelling, somatic practice, and community-based healing.

She supports individuals and communities navigating:

stress and nervous system dysregulation
trauma and emotional processing
identity exploration and life transitions

Scope of Practice

Ayebami does not diagnose, treat, or provide clinical therapy. Instead, she supports awareness and understanding, builds nervous system capacity, offers tools for self-regulation, and creates safe, structured environments for reflection and growth. Her work serves as a grounded first step—helping individuals reconnect with themselves and access appropriate support when needed.

Our Philosophy

Scope of Practice

Healing is relational, ancestral, and communal. It is rooted in restoring balance within the body, across relationships, and throughout generations. Transformation does not emerge through force. It emerges through safety, presence, and connection.

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BOOKS & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Butterflies in Me

Stories that support children in navigating emotional challenges such as anxiety and life stressors—helping them find their voice, build confidence, and recognize their inner strength.

Learning to Love Your Butterfly

An interactive workbook designed to help children discover their voice and gifts, build confidence, and develop self-expression through journaling, drawing, and creative exploration.

Tools for Children: Mental Health Practitioner Guide

A companion guide for educators, caregivers, and facilitators with worksheets, activities, and discussion prompts designed to support children in developing emotional awareness and self-understanding.

Together, these resources create a bridge between storytelling, education, and emotional development for children.

From Survival to Voice: Healing, Awareness & Embodied Leadership

Butterflies in the Jar

Explores how storytelling and shared experience support healing, restore voice, and create connection—moving from silence toward expression in safe spaces.

Reimagine Shelters

A forward-thinking presentation on creating trauma-informed environments that go beyond basic care—centering safety, dignity, and emotional wellbeing.

Leadership From the Margins

An empowering talk on resilience, boundaries, and leading through lived experience—designed for individuals navigating systems while building purpose-driven work.

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Grounded Spaces for Awareness, Regulation & Connection

Water2Spirit workshops are trauma-informed, culturally rooted experiences designed to support individuals in moving from survival → resilience → transformation.

Through guided practices and community connection, participants will:

Revive their voice and sense of self
Release stored emotions and limiting patterns
Replenish inner strength through tools and relationships
Repattern emotional and neurological responses
Reform perspectives toward advocacy and change

Using body–mind practices, storytelling, and reflection, these workshops create safe, supportive environments where healing and growth happen collectively.

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Founder & CEO | Water2Spirit

Ayebami Imani

Credentials & Background

Turning lived experience into waves of healing and change

Core Principles

Ethics & Safety

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Our Philosophy

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Working with Ayebami

BOOKS & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

From Survival to Voice: Healing, Awareness & Embodied Leadership

Grounded Spaces for Awareness, Regulation & Connection

Work With Ayebami

Begin your journey toward awareness, regulation, and reconnection.

"Healing is not something given to you. It is something you are supported in remembering."

Founder & CEO | Water2Spirit

Ayebami Imani

Credentials & Background

Turning lived experience into waves of healing and change

Core Principles

Ethics & Safety

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Integrated Approach

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Our Philosophy

Scope of Practice

Scope of Practice

Working with Ayebami

BOOKS & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

From Survival to Voice: Healing, Awareness & Embodied Leadership

Grounded Spaces for Awareness, Regulation & Connection

Work With Ayebami

Begin your journey toward awareness, regulation, and reconnection.

"Healing is not something given to you. It is something you are supported in remembering."

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